1711: Which of the following was the most important characteristic of Kanishka's rule?
(a) Expansion of Buddhism outside India
(b) Re-emergence of Jainism
(c) Fourth Buddhist Council at Srinagar
(d) Gandhara School of Art
1712: Ready source of energy is available for athletes in:
(a) Vitamins
(b) Fats
(c) Proteins
(d) Carbohydrates
1713: The Multi-dimensional Poverty Index developed by Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative with UNDP support covers which of the following?
1. Deprivation of education, health, assets and services at household level
2. Purchasing power parity at national level
3. Extent of budget deficit and GDP growth rate at national level
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1714: If A, B, C, D are numbers in increasing order and D, B, E are numbers in decreasing order, then which one of the following sequences need neither be in a decreasing nor in an increasing order ?
(a) E, C, D
(b) E, B, C
(c) A, E, C
(d) D, B, A
1715: Indian farmers are unhappy over the introduction of Terminator Seed Technology because the seeds produced by this technology are expected to
(a) show poor germination
(b) form low-yielding plants despite the high quality
(c) give rise to sexually sterile plants
(d) give rise to plants incapable of forming viable seeds